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Virgil van Dijk missed the last part of the season with an ankle injury

Liverpool have signed several of Southampton’s brightest stars in recent years, including Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert, Nathaniel Clyne and Dejan Lovren.

Van Dijk has been recovering from damaged ligaments in his foot from an injury he picked up in January and missed nearly half of Southampton’s season.

And he has not kicked a ball since then, meaning any club that wanted to sign him could be taking a minor risk on him passing a medical, although the Holland international is targeting full fitness for next season.